USB 3.0 2TB External Drive Bargain

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2011/09/22 13:38:58 (permalink)

USB 3.0 2TB External Drive Bargain

Went to Costco Monday to buy a chair.  While there I spotted a Seagate FreeAgent drive with the specs in the subject line for $88.  I was going to follow some recommendations here to buy a shell and a quality drive for an external backup unit.  But for $88, this was too cheap and too easy to pass up.
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    montezuma
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    Re:USB 3.0 2TB External Drive Bargain 2011/09/22 18:55:05 (permalink)
    That price point makes it a no brainer I'm gonna pull the trigger
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    Re:USB 3.0 2TB External Drive Bargain 2011/09/23 15:59:58 (permalink)
    dmbaer


    Went to Costco Monday to buy a chair.  While there I spotted a Seagate FreeAgent drive with the specs in the subject line for $88.  I was going to follow some recommendations here to buy a shell and a quality drive for an external backup unit.  But for $88, this was too cheap and too easy to pass up.

    Does it require a wall wart?

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    Re:USB 3.0 2TB External Drive Bargain 2011/09/23 19:25:32 (permalink)
    Anubis

    Does it require a wall wart?
    Haven't had time to even open the package yet.  However, the "contents in box" lists a USB 3.0 cable and a power supply ... so the answer would appear to be "yes".

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    Re:USB 3.0 2TB External Drive Bargain 2011/09/23 19:37:48 (permalink)
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    That price point makes it a no brainer I'm gonna pull the trigger


    Costco is in Australia?  Just curious.
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    Re:USB 3.0 2TB External Drive Bargain 2011/09/23 21:25:28 (permalink)
    Is it a 7200rpm drive?


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    Re:USB 3.0 2TB External Drive Bargain 2011/09/24 18:07:28 (permalink)
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    Is it a 7200rpm drive?


    It doesn't say on the box, but the Newegg listing tech. details says it's 7200.
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    Re:USB 3.0 2TB External Drive Bargain 2011/10/04 13:20:41 (permalink)
    Just a quick follow-up.  I installed the drive over the weekend and also installed Acronis Home Backup.  Backed up my two internal drives, one of which is a 1TB drive at about 25% capacity.  It took just minutes.  This drive, with its USB 3.0 connection, is smokin' fast.  The same operation would have taken hours with USB 2.0.
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